The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-10-12

them before the public in a false light. They
ask rs matter of justice that you accord
them an opportunity to be heard.
They propose to convince you that at no
their preference at the ballot-box, the choice
of the Democracy Of the district.
They believe with Mr.. Hunt that the choice
of Representative in Congress SHOULD ~. be
made directly ~ the ,Pef ana daspee
with Democratic principles and the time
houored usages of the party, the people
should be permitted to choose for themselves.
To this end they are prepared to accept any
ascertainlng the. pubic preference Whlch ID
fair and practicable.
Having no information as to the appoint
ment of any executive committee by Presl-
dent Kernochan, l address myself to you.
assuring you that our committee viii agree e
solve the present unfortunate misunder-
standing, and request you to arrange .
meeting.
Our committee will be ready to receive
yours at this Office, or meet them elsewhere,
as you NAV prefer, on Saturday at noon.
LIONEL ADAMS, Chairman.
New ORLEANS, Sept. 20, 1884. :
Hon. Lionel Adams, Chairman:
Dear Sir Your open letter, dated Sept. 10,
1854, addressed to the Hon. W. Il. Rogers
chairman of committee on resolutions OF the
late Congressional convention Of the Reform
Democracy, has been handed me on my re-
turn to the city and submitted to the, execu-
tive committee, which was appointed by me
after the adjournment of the convention. l
am instructed to answer:
You state that your committee request q
conference with the representatives Of our
organization, to the end that every honora-
BILE means may be employed to. adjust exist
ing differences and to harmonic party &C
ton. ;,
formed as to your motives and purposes, and
that acting upon unfounded apprehensions
we have placed you before the public in a
false light.
You ask an opportunity to be heard.
time, have entertained any purpose save that
of ascertaining, by q free expression OF their
preference at the ballot-box, the choice of the
Democracy of the district.
we deeply regret that your committee has
it proper to taaoRt the af form n o.
monte difficulties within the party, Ii the
adjustment of differences which exist, as you
seem to imply, be sincerely desired. we fear
this viii not be readily accomplished by dis
cussion.
There is no intimation in your letter that
your committee is authorized to speak in
this connection, or that the method o. COM
paratiyely few persons, marking out course
or determining a conclusion for the people
against which they have so repeatedly ex-
Its baneful influences. be cured, even by I.
meeting with @ representative committee OF
another and living organization.
Assuming, however. for the purposes OF
this correspondence, that authority is with
you, you will, on further consideration. not
foil 10 no
accomplished in the manner proposed in
your letter of the 1Sth instant.
We remain persuaded that we are thor
Oughly advised on political matters and ar
trict, and we believe that the public, with
ourselves, hold it useless and vain thing al
together, and therefore undesirable to Join
in private discussions, provoked at so late a
season, and on all occasion when your COM
mittee has. formally delivered over its powers
to meeting in convention fixed by your
selves for the goth instant.
The Democracy OF the First Congressional
District han already spoken. The convention
has been held. It was first in the State to
indorse Cleveland and Hendricks, and by its
has aroused public interest and preserved to
the party our best and ,ruest citizens and
saved Louisiana to the Democratic party.
The convention named by unanimous. vote
the Hon. Carleton Hunt as the candidate.
He has just served in the Forty-eighth Con;
grese, and in trying season, the interests Of
The address of the reform Democratic
party. contains full declaration Of their
principles and purposes. They are not mis-
nnfounded !apprehensions. The post ton
they assumed was adopted only after anxious
and serious reflection and discussion, upon
thorough information,, and under full ap-
prysciation OF the gravity of the situation; ;.
We Eave appealed to an intelligent public
opinion, and to. a free. vote and far count
at the coming election in November.
Ii our cause is just, the people, who are
the source of all political power in. this
country. will approve it, and we will sue
defeated, but it will be by the action of the
We will leave nothing undone that ought
70 be done in ORDER to secure the success of
the Democratic party, of which we count our.
selves devoted members.
Respectfully for the committee,
HENRY P. KERNocHAN.
Hon; ". H, Rodgers Chairman Of the Executive
Committee of the Reform Democracy of the
First Congressional District.
Dear Sir--Permit me- through your favor,
to acknowledge receipt of reply to my com
munication to the = instant, forwarded by
the Hon. W. P. Kernochan, Oh behalf OF
Your committee.
The Congressional Executive Committee OF
the Democratic party in the First District in.
struct me TO convey their expressions Of re-
greet at having given to their portion of the
correspondence publicity of which your
committee, disspprove. The form of an
','open letter" was adopted as an earnest OF
their great anxiety to preserve by all honor
able means the party unity.
The purpose was to secure conference,
not to provoke discussion. They sought to
indicate how much they deprecate the exist
ence OF differences and how FULLY disposed
in the interest Of. reconciliation than your
committee have Hght reasonably to expect.
Their chief solicitude was and is to organize
convention which will represent in the full.
est sense the constituency on whose behalf
the Congress of the United States is to be
ma de.
Therefore it is that they deem it inju-
dlclous TO indulge i'll recrimi nation, or to
say more IN reply TO your ani1nadversions
upon the methods of the regular party or
ganization. which your committee is pleased
to consider as composed of comparatively
few persons" than that to these methods
and persons the Hon. Mr.. Hunt is indebted
for the nomination., by virtue Of which he
now occupies seat in the Federal House of
Represents tives.
They desire to appeal to your sense Of JUS
tIce. Far from questioning your devotion to
the Democratic party, they adiure you, in
the name of that fealty, not to endanger lis
SUCCESS by opposing their efforts to conciliate.
You express the fear that they are seeking
to determine conclusions for the people. .
Their reply is an invitation to you to Join
them in the eEdeavor indisputabiv to ascer-
tain the will Of that people. Eager to remove
every, suspicion of nntairness in the manner
Nominating Convention, they offer to sei
aside party usages to the extent of securing
the appointment. in each ward Of the Judge
and one-half of the commissioners of election
upon tie recommendation of your commit
tee. For the purpose of enabling your 20.
litical associates to participate therein, the
time fixed for the holding OF the election will
be extended. II your committee should favor
o postpODement.
This committee speak advisedly. Their
agreements will bind the party organization,
they are prepared to establish their author.
lty in this regard and to satisfy yoI1r com.